Constable Fanwell Nyundu
THE State has informed the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to commit a police officer to the High Court for trial for the alleged murder of State prosecutor Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and Joseph Kaunda are not yet ready.
The matter has since been adjourned to Friday, March 5, for another mention as they await instructions from the DPP.
In this matter, Constable Fanwell Nyundu, a 25-year-old police officer of Matero Police Camp, is facing two counts of murder.
In count one, it is alleged that on December 23, 2020, Nyundu murdered Nsama Nsama Chipyoka.
ALLEGED KILLER OF NSAMA NSAMA AND JOSEPH KAUNDA AT COURT
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Zambian police officer charged with killing protesters
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Zambian police on Wednesday said they had arrested an officer on murder charges over the deadly shooting of two anti-government protesters in December. Fanwell Nyundu, 25, is accused of killing the duo as they demonstrated outside a police station where opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema was being questioned. "The suspect is in police custody and yet to appear in court," police spokeswoman Esther Katongo said in a statement. Nyundu faces.